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Latest accreditations awarded by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (NPC) Cohsasa
Latest accreditations awarded by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (NPC) Cohsasa 
Source: Reuters.
WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

2 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Stellenbosch University's new Biomedical Research Institute, home to Ceri, is the most advanced research facility of its kind on the African continent.
Abbott partners with Ceri to address viral threats

2 May 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 2 February 2023. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases - WHO

  24 Mar 2023

An Ebola survivor who works as a nurse, waits to receive tubes for taking blood samples at the Ebola treatment centre in Katwa, near Butembo, in the DRC, 3 October 2019. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
DRC declares end to Ebola outbreak

  4 Jul 2022

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease
Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

29 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied. Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organization.
Malawi declares polio outbreak

1 Mar 2022

A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

  27 Aug 2021

A health worker receives a vaccine against Ebola at a hospital after a case of Ebola was confirmed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16 August 2021. Reuters/Luc Gnago
Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan

  17 Aug 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

  10 Aug 2021

Source: ©Jean-Paul
Guinea records West Africa's first Marburg virus death

10 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers
Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

5 Aug 2021

A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
This is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70-million Africans are infected

  27 Jul 2021

A health worker examines a child for signs of trachoma Joe McNally/Getty Images
How The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness

  7 Jun 2021

Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them
Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them

  28 May 2021

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries
Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

  21 May 2021

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Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about

  22 Apr 2021

Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images
Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

  19 Feb 2021

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

  18 Feb 2021

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#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

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Source: Reuters.
WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

2 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Stellenbosch University's new Biomedical Research Institute, home to Ceri, is the most advanced research facility of its kind on the African continent.
Abbott partners with Ceri to address viral threats

2 May 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 2 February 2023. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases - WHO

 24 Mar 2023

An Ebola survivor who works as a nurse, waits to receive tubes for taking blood samples at the Ebola treatment centre in Katwa, near Butembo, in the DRC, 3 October 2019. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
DRC declares end to Ebola outbreak

 4 Jul 2022

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease
Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

29 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied. Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organization.
Malawi declares polio outbreak

1 Mar 2022

A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

 27 Aug 2021

A health worker receives a vaccine against Ebola at a hospital after a case of Ebola was confirmed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16 August 2021. Reuters/Luc Gnago
Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan

 17 Aug 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

 10 Aug 2021

Source: ©Jean-Paul
Guinea records West Africa's first Marburg virus death

10 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers
Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

5 Aug 2021

A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
This is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70-million Africans are infected

 27 Jul 2021

A health worker examines a child for signs of trachoma Joe McNally/Getty Images
How The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness

 7 Jun 2021

Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them
Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them

 28 May 2021

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries
Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

 21 May 2021

Mykola Samoilenko/Shutterstock
Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about

 22 Apr 2021

Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images
Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

 19 Feb 2021

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

 18 Feb 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare
#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!
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 26 Oct 2020

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How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: findings from South Africa

 29 Sep 2020

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual
#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

 25 Mar 2020

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences
Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

 23 Mar 2020

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More than 600 cases of #Covid-19 in Africa

20 Mar 2020

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Covid-19 in Africa: fewer cases so far, and more preparation needed

 18 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa
Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa

18 Mar 2020

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa
#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

6 Mar 2020

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom at an Ebola treatment centre in Itipo. Getty images/ Junior D. Kannah
The DRC is on the road to being Ebola free: how it got here

5 Mar 2020

VIDEO: Some basic tips on staying safe from the coronavirus
VIDEO: Some basic tips on staying safe from the coronavirus

 2 Mar 2020

Ebola posters in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Olivia Acland / Barcroft Media via Getty Images /
Sierra Leone is using lessons from Ebola to prepare for coronavirus

28 Feb 2020

The links between people, animals and the environment call for a new approach to health. Shutterstock
Rwanda is training health workers for an interconnected world

 24 Feb 2020

Alarmed by a rapid spread of Lassa fever, the Nigerian Academy of Science is calling on government to declare a health emergency. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
Lassa fever: why there's a call to declare a health emergency in Nigeria

13 Feb 2020

Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke. Shutterstock
Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots

 4 Feb 2020

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Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

 30 Jan 2020

Kenyan health workers from port health services screen inbound travellers for temperatures at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA/Daniel Irungu
Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

29 Jan 2020

Successful vaccination against measles in childhood should provide lifetime protection. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Explainer: a history of the measles virus and why it's so tenacious

 28 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA
Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

 27 Jan 2020

Mosquito eggs can remain viable for years even in dry conditions and hatch after heavy persistent rains. Shutterstock
Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

 23 Jan 2020

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Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response

 12 Dec 2019

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